The saltwater of Turkey’s tears
A floating sculptural zoo and work by Aboriginal artists are the highlights of this year’s strange, ever-surprising Istanbul Biennial.
Venice Biennale: the world is more than enough
Adrian Searle embarks on a long walk to enlightenment at this year’s compendious Venice Biennale.
South African-born painter’s endless journey of rediscovery
Tate Modern’s thrilling retrospective of the work of Marlene Dumas captures the paradoxes and ambiguities of both painting and life.
Fags, slags and flying the flags
It has got Olympic gymnasts and an Elvis impersonator, plus a lot of kitsch and queues — but has the Venice Biennale finally got political?
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Art for the hell of it
The latest work by Turner Prize-winning artist Steve McQueen focuses on SA’s mines, writes Adrian Searle.